Comparison of socio-demographics characteristics and item total score of the NIS and its subscales (n = 618).

Table 2: Comparison of socio-demographics characteristics and item total score of the NIS and its subscales (n = 618).

			GA^†		C^‡		OEC§		Total NIS
		n (%)	M ± SD	t/F	M ± SD	t/F	M ± SD	t/F	M ± SD	t/F
Gender	Male	187 (30.3)	15.12 ± 2.15	1.6	12.57 ± 2.87	1.85	29.61 ± 5.50	2.21^*	2.21^*	1.19
Gender	Female	431 (69.7)	15.42 ± 2.11	1.6	12.10 ± 2.94	1.85	30.61 ± 4.97	2.21^*	58.12 ± 7.68	1.19
Location	Village-Town	221 (35.8)	15.51 ± 1.97	1.58	12.63 ± 2.77	2.52^*	31.21 ± 4.52	3.44^**	59.35 ± 7.00	3.67^**
Location	City	City	15.23 ± 2.20	1.58	12.02 ± 2.98	2.52^*	29.81 ± 5.42	3.44^**	57.05 ± 8.23	3.67^**
Family income	Low	90 (14.6)	14.96 ± 2.10	2.39	12.33 ± 2.78	0.11	30.57 ± 5.91	0.25	57.86 ± 8.86	0.01
	Middle	406 (65.7)	15.46 ± 2.12		12.20 ± 2.94		30.20 ± 5.02		57.86 ± 7.64
	High	122 (19.7)	15.19 ± 2.14		12.30 ± 2.97		30.46 ± 5.01		57.94 ± 7.97
School	Anatolian High School	317 (51.3)	15.11 ± 2.21	6.40^**	12.09 ± 3.18	2.53	29.82 ± 5.37	3.89^*	57.02 ± 8.29	3.98^*
	High School	102 (16.5)	15.17 ± 1.78		11.95 ± 2.50		31.38 ± 5.09		58.50 ± 7.27
	Anatolian Imam Hatip High School	199 (32.2)	15.77 ± 2.10		12.61 ± 2.65		30.54 ± 4.74		58.92 ± 7.39

^†GA: General Appearance; ^‡C: Communication; ^§OEC: Occupational and Educational Characteristics; ^*p < 0.05; ^**p < 0.01; t = statistical t-test; F = One-Way Analysis of Variance Test.